It’s now been nearly two weeks since the Macworld | iWorld 2012 kicked off in San Francisco, and the shift from the Mac to Apple’s iDevices appears to have been a success. Truth be known, the show was headed that way before IDG embraced it with the name change, as evidenced by the growing number of iPhone case developers occupying booths on the show floor. This year was no exception, as there were numerous companies with snazzy new cases to show off. So, what do you say? Shall we take a look, then?

Interested in using your iPad 2 as a secondary monitor or touchscreen computer? There are various apps that let you do that, and now there’s some hardware, too. Twelve South has unveiled HoverBar, an adjustable arm that floats an iPad 2 next to an iMac or Apple display. The HoverBar can also be used separately to create a compact iPad workstation or an install-free kitchen mount for iPad.

Valentine’s Day—that most polarizing of holidays—is a week away. And whether you have anyone with whom to share it, there are plenty of app developers who want to share it with you. We’ve got iOS apps to help you find a date, cook for that date, send cards to that date and “bump bears” with that date. There are also some Valentine’s themed accessories and sales to take advantage of, so check it out now before the holiday passes you by.

If you’re a football fan, the day after the Super Bowl can be a very sad time…especially if you’re Mrs. Tom Brady, apparently. But as I often say, don’t hate the game, hate the league. Just turn away from the NFL. Give it up. Don’t pretend watching the draft in April is interesting, or that free agency will make a difference. Rather, stick it to Roger Goodell by playing some iPhone and iPad games. We’ve got a couple limited time freebies available today, neither of which have anything to do with football or MIA’s fingers.

CAPCOM has been doing a tremendous job of bringing many of their A-list console and handheld games to Apple’s iDevices. We’ve got forms of Resident Evil, after all. We’ve got Street Fighter, Devil May Cry and even Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney. And now, CAPCOM has brought us a puzzle adventure game that’s as at home on the iPhone or iPad as it was on the Nintendo DS: Ghost Trick: Phantom Detective.

In these days where videos bounce from the actual event to YouTube with just a few taps of an onscreen button, Game Your Video gives you the chance to actually make those videos worth watching with just a few more taps of a button. You already know how to use this app, because it works like your iPhone works: tap and swipe. And the more you use it, the more you realize what it can do.

Ah, Presidential elections, right? Nothing brings out that best in our country like a bunch of old people accusing each other of being less American than they are. I’m not too sure that any of us 99 percenters could do much better, but that shouldn’t stop you from setting up your own political party and campaigning to become America’s first social president with VoteMe for iPhone, iPad and iPod touch.

If anyone’s going to step up and challenge Apple for the iPad video editing throne, it may as well be Avid. The company has decades of experience working closely with the world’s leading movie and television studios, and has leveraged that experience to create Avid Studio for the iPad, an app they claim is “… easy enough for first-timers, yet sophisticated enough for more advanced editors.”

There’s been a lot of gaming news today—big releases—but they’ve all been for iOS. If you’re a Mac gamer, how do feel about that? Angry? Does it make you mad? Maybe even fill you with rage? Good, because Aspyr is offering up an appropriate way to release it. The venerable Mac game publisher has announced that Rage: Campaign Edition is available now from GameAgent.com. And if you order it by February 8th, you can get Doom 3 for only $1.

It’s been a busy day of gaming news here at Appletell, so why stop now? Especially when we’ve got a new announcement from Namco Bandai to tell you about? The company has just released Tank Battalion Blitz as a universal app for iPhone, iPad and iPod touch, and is offering it for only $0.99 for its introduction, 66% off the normal price.